Gateway to Never (6)

by A. Bertram Chandler

Number six in the collected adventures of the legendary John Grimes of the Galactic Rim series. Contains Chandler classic novels and collections The Gateway to Never, The Dark Dimensions, and The Way Back.

Pipe-smoking, action-loving spaceship commander Lieutenant John Grimes (think Captain Kirk with more of a navy, salty attitude) moves out of the Federation navy and finds his true calling adventuring along the spaceways of the galactic rim.

Number six in the collected adventures of the legendary John Grimes of the Galactic Rim series.

About A. Bertram Chandler and the John Grimes
“SF’s answer to Horatio Hornblower.” — Publishers Weekly

“As Asimov chronicled the Foundation, as Heinlein built his Future History, so Chandler constructs the epic of the Rim Worlds.” — Analog

“[Grimes] establishes a loyalty in his readers rather similar to that felt by readers of Hornblower. Indeed [Chandler’s] space operas are among the most likeable and well constructed in the genre. . . .” — The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Genres: Science Fiction

656 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Arthur Bertram Chandler (28 March 1912–6 June 1984) was an Australian science fiction author. He also wrote under the pseudonyms George Whitley, George Whitely, Paul T. Sherman, Andrew Dunstan, and S.H.M.

He was born in Aldershot, England. He was a merchant marine officer, sailing the world in everything from tramp steamers to troopships. He emigrated to Australia in 1956 and became an Australian citizen. He commanded various ships in the Australian and New Zealand merchant navies, and was the last master of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne as the law required that it have an officer on board while it was laid up waiting to be towed to China to be broken up.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 6th and as far as I know last Omnibus of A. Bertram Chandler's John Grimes stories. All the novels and most if not all of the John Grimes short stories were covered. This book as were the other 5 was excellent. I started reading John Grimes stories as a young teenager. I was never able to find them all in print until the release of these 6 Omnibuses. I have finally got my wish to read them all and now I am a little sad that it is over. A. Bertram Chandler has written other fiction besides the John Grimes stories and I will try to find them to read also. This book as the other 5 is a must read for fans of A. Bertram Chandler and John Grimes.

[Dawn Paris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably not a good read for anyone who: wants accurate science, gets annoyed when women are primarily wives or subordinate stewardesses, dislikes magic and science mixed.

Good for those of us who like older sci fi for the entertainment and don't really mind the above.